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 Second World War 1939-1945, radar station, fortification

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German WW2 Atlantikwall fortification Widerstandsnest 51, La Semaphore, FuMB Languste
Situated just to the west of the batterie of Longues sur Mer, this position has one curious bunker which may well have been used to house a 88mm anti aircraft gun. The site was originally a French coastguard station and was used by the German's as a fire control post on D-Day for the nearby batterie at Longues Sur Mer. On the evening of D-day one of the guns from Longues sur Mer fired on the French cruiser Georges Leyques who finally put the batterie out of action.
In addition to the marked bunkers and fortifications there are 2 underground shelters, hidden in the brush.
Also hidden in the fields is supposedly a type 226 (77 alt) tank tobruk. It was designed for a Russian T- 34 tank turret. A rare find in this area, if true.